Sell watermelon

In the greenhouse, among the emerald vines, hung a profusion of mini watermelons. They were small and exquisite, with shallow green stripes on their emerald skin, as if they were masterpieces of nature. Although these watermelons were not very big, each one was plump and round, like a jade-like ball, exuding a seductive sweet fragrance.

The melon farmers were busy picking these watermelons, gently placing them in bamboo baskets, and then moving them to the side of the road to be neatly arranged. These watermelons were almost the same size, and for convenience, the farmers simply sold them by the piece, with a fair price of three yuan each.

However, among this bustling melon market, one figure stood out as somewhat out of place. It was Erhan, who was not very smart and usually couldn't hawk or attract customers. But today, he came alone to the side of the road, set up a stall, and started selling melons. He even put up a sign in front of his melon stall, which read in crooked handwriting, "One for three yuan, three for ten yuan."

The surrounding melon farmers saw this and couldn't help but gossip. They thought Erhan's pricing method was bizarre and wondered how anyone could do business this way. Wasn't this obviously letting people take advantage of him? They even began to laugh at Erhan, calling him a fool for coming up with such an idea.

Surprisingly, however, business soon came to Erhan's melon stall. A man wearing glasses curiously stopped to look at the sign and asked Erhan, "One for three yuan, three for ten yuan?" Erhan nodded in confirmation. The man seemed incredulous but saw it as a good opportunity and began haggling with Erhan. However, Erhan firmly shook his head, indicating that he wouldn't bargain.

The man had no choice but to take out three yuan and buy one watermelon. He walked away proudly, holding the watermelon and muttering, "What a fool, he can't even do basic math." Little did he realize that he had fallen into Erhan's "trap."

Soon, Erhan's melon stall was surrounded by people. Everyone wanted to take advantage of the situation and buy melons. In no time, Erhan had sold out all his melons. The surrounding melon farmers were stunned. They couldn't figure out why Erhan's pricing method, which was obviously flawed, could sell so many melons.

When Erhan happily returned home and gave the money to his father, his father counted it with a smile and said, "I was right to ask you to sell melons! People have one big flaw - they always think they are smarter than others." It turned out that his father had anticipated everything. He knew that people would see Erhan's pricing method as an opportunity to get a good deal and would buy melons in droves. However, they didn't realize that they weren't actually getting any bargain because three melons for ten yuan were originally more expensive than buying three separately. They were just confused by the superficial numbers.

This story teaches us a lesson: In life, we often think we are smarter than others and want to take advantage of them, but often, in the end, we are the ones who suffer. Therefore, we should maintain a normal mindset, not always trying to take advantage of others, but working hard and being down-to-earth to achieve real success and happiness.